The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-27


Second Vice President-Albert Hunter, Clinton
ChaElain-J. ID. Emerson. Madison.
Secretary-Silas Adams, Bowdoinham.
Executive Committee-J. l.. Merrick Richard
Whidden, g. o. White, Nathan Libby c. A. Bout
ter.
Orator-Wm H. Folger, Belfast
Historian-Wm. III. Emery, Skowhegan.
a Maine Vessel Lost.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The steamer Pomo-
ma arrived to-day from Port Maria and
brought Captain Perkins, wife and five sail
ors, all taken off the schooner Mary E. Doug
lass, of Boothbay, Maine, abandoned last
Monday. The vessel was wrecked in hur-
ricane. In clearing away the wreck. J. p.
Sundberg, Norwegian seaman, was lost.
The Dangerous Sham Fight.
CARIBOU. Aug. 26.-Richard Caswell, of
Caswell, had an arm shot off by a cannon in
the sham fight yesterday. A purse of $500
him.
Thieves at Norway.
NORWAY, Aug 26.-Parties supposed to
the boys that lately broke jail at
Paris, entered the stone of g. Y. Mason on
Main street, Norway, Thursday evening, and
took 40 cents from the money drawer, and a
revolver and some jackkniyes.
Mysterously Smitten.
LEEDS, Aug. 26.-One evening this week
L. +. Berry of North Leeds. a butcher, went
to his barn to complete his work for the day.
He got nearly ready to go to the house when
he thought he would set his lantern down by
the outside doors and go back as he was
wont to do and see that nothing was on fire.
He had just passed through short walk
leading to the tie-up, when he was struck in
the back of the head and knocked senseless.
When he recovered consciousness, his lantern
had been extinguished. search was made
but no trace could be found throw light on
the mystery.
into the Flume.
LIvERMoRE FALLS, Aug. 26.--Joseph
Sears. employed in the Umbagog Pulp mill,
fell from height of about twenty-five feet
into the flume striking on beam on his
side, early Friday morning 1t is feared he
he was as comfortable as could be expected.
Bound West.
WATERvILLE, Aug. 26.-Dr. NJ. E. Wads-
worth, professor of mineralogy and geology
in Colby University, has resigned to accept
the position of president of mining COM
pany in Michigan. The University viii re-
gret to part with him. His successor has
not yet been chosen.
Secretaries atBangor.
BANGOR, Aug. 26.-Secretary Fairchild
and wife will arrive at Bar Harbor, August
3Oth. They have accepted the invitation to
accompany Secretary Whitney and wife to
the Eastern Maine Fair, Wednesday, the
31st
Yesterdays Races at Bar Harbor.
BAR HARBoR, Aug. 26.-In the races to-
day between the first class schooners, the
Gitana won, making 36 miles in 4 hours and
IL minutes, with the Iriquois 10 minutes be-
hind. In the second class for schooners, the
Adrienne won, making 26 miles in 3 hours
and 33 minutes. In the fourth class sloops,
| the Ulidia won, time 4 hours and minute.
The distance was 26 miles.
The Twenty-Sixth at Belfast.
BELFAST, Aug. 26.-At the annual re.
union to-day of the 26th Maine Regiment one
hundred and thirty answered to the roll call
There was a street parade and dinner
Next years meeting will be at Camden.
George Stevens's Death.
| BIDDEFoRD, Aug 26.-George A. Stevens
chemist, of Boston, died at Old Orchard to-
day, aged 3s. He leaves a widow and two
children. He came here last mouth to at
tend the trial ofhis father, DR.. E. G. Stevens
awaiting the action of the grand jary
charged with the murder Of Mary Hall.
Ninety-Nine Years. .sEZ
WINTHROP, Aug. 26-The obsequies o.
Mrs. Margaret Kimball, who died at Wayne
occurred here to-day. She had reached the
ripe age of 80 years, and was one of the
Oldest persons in the county. She was
woman of remarkable vitality and one o.
the early pioneers of this region.
Boy, Pistol and Accident.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 26.-Harry Breen, th,
twelve year old son of police officer Henr,
M. Breen, accidentally shot himself through
the head with his fathers pistol this after
noon. The ball went through the roof o.
his mouth to the base OF the brain, but it il
thought he will live.